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Posted on Monday July 19, 2021
Updated on Monday October 21, 2024
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Explore the latest news from the common European data space for cultural heritage, Europeana Initiative and cultural heritage sector as we work towards digital transformation.
As we mark Black History Month at Europeana, we ask three expert organisations: what steps can cultural heritage institutions take to acknowledge, surface and highlight Black history in their own collections?
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UNIOR NLP Research Group at the EU Datathon awards ceremony. From left to right: Gennaro Nolano, Johanna Monti, Maria Pia di Buono, Giulia Speranza.
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20 October 2022
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Created: 26 October 2022
Johanna Monti
Georgia Evans
The UNIOR NLP Research Group from the University of Naples L'Orientale were recently awarded a prize in the open data competition, EU Datathon 2022. With their entry using the Europeana.eu dataset, we hear about the app they developed.
At Europeana 2022, we were delighted to be joined by data poet Mr Gee, whose poems on each day of the conference gave rich new perspectives on the topics in focus. Watch the poems being performed and discover the beauty of data poetry!
The Copyright in the Digital Single Market (CDSM) Directive aims to harmonise certain aspects of EU Member States’ copyright legislation, and has important provisions for digital cultural heritage. Janina Marcinkevičienė tells you more about the legislative changes in Lithuania as a result of the Directive transposition.
Earlier this year, the Hunt Museum published a case study which shared insights from their experience digitising items from their collections in 3D. Read on to hear about their experience and learn how objects digitised in 3D can form an important part of engagement strategies.
The WEAVE project worked to safeguard the rich and invaluable heritage of cultural communities, and build new connections between those communities and Europeana. Explore what the project achieved and use the resources it developed.
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Ubud in Batangas
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Denise Melanie Du Lagrosa
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July 2022
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Denise Melanie Du Lagrosa
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Created: 17 October 2022
Denise Melanie Lagrosa
Georgia Evans
In our ‘Professionals in Focus’ series, we speak to Councillors about their roles, working lives and plans for their time on the Members Council. Today, Denise Lagrosa speaks about how her work as an environmental planner connects with her love of cultural heritage.
The Saint George on a Bike project has launched a crowdsourcing campaign which seeks to train AI to automatically caption and classify paintings. Find out how you can get involved!
Europeana 2022 - making digital culture count took place over three inspiring days in September 2022. Whether you joined our conference in person, followed on social media or want to explore what took place now, read on to discover the sessions, discussions and resources.
Every quarter we bring you a round-up of what's been going on across the Europeana Initiative. This time, there’s big news for the future of digital culture in Europe, with the start of work on the common data space for cultural heritage. Also - a new-look Europeana website and our first hybrid annual conference.
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The ARMA - the Art of Reading in the Middle Ages project saw thousands of medieval objects shared with Europeana and developed resources to help educators bring these digitised items - and their history - into the classroom. Discover what the project achieved and how to use the resources it developed.
Learn how the CRAFTED project partners are showcasing artisan heritage this November, and find out how you can get involved with #CraftingHeritage Month!
